Guangning City.
Before the residence.
"When did you arrive?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Reporting to the Marquis, we arrived yesterday evening," Zhou Xing replied.
"What rank is your strength now?" Jiang Ning asked as he turned and knocked on the gate.
"Reporting to the Marquis, peak fifth rank!" Zhou Xing answered.
"Marquis, I am fifth rank as well," Feng Ji said.
"Marquis, I have just entered the fourth rank," Xie Xiaoj iu said softly.
Hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately turned around, his gaze falling on Xie Xiaoj iu.
She wore a fitted black outfit, her brows sharp as swords and her bearing brimming with heroic spirit.
Her eyes were brighter than before as well. At a glance, she was clearly full of vigor and in excellent condition.
"Not bad!" He nodded at Xie Xiaoj iu in approval.
"It is all thanks to the Marquis's cultivation," Xie Xiaoj iu said calmly.
Jiang Ning smiled. Compared with Feng Ji and Zhou Xing, he had indeed invested far more resources into Xie Xiaoj iu.
Moreover, Xie Xiaoj iu's talent surpassed both Zhou Xing's and Feng Ji's.
Thus, he was not surprised that Xie Xiaoj iu's martial rank exceeded Feng Ji's and Zhou Xing's.
Then, his gaze fell on Feng Ji.
"You are the weakest. You should not be."
Hearing this, Feng Ji could not help shrinking her neck and secretly sticking out her tongue.
Before last year, if Jiang Ning had reprimanded her like this, she would have raised her head and stubbornly talked back.
But times were truly different now.
Seeing Feng Ji's manner, Jiang Ning helplessly shook his head.
Zhou Xing, Feng Ji, and Xie Xiaoj iu.
He could plainly distinguish the order of their talents.
Xie Xiaoj iu was the greatest, her talent far surpassing the other two.
Feng Ji came